Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 262
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SpotOne is the new distributor of Vuarnet Sportswear in France....
SpotOne is the new distributor of Vuarnet Sportswear in France.
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Napapijri has switched the German distribution of its footwear from...
Napapijri has switched the German distribution of its footwear from its own operations to Hamm Market Solutions for Branded Footwear.
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The construction of Li Ning’s sportswear manufacturing and distribution center...
The construction of Li Ning’s sportswear manufacturing and distribution center will cost 3.2 billion renmimbi (€338.1m-$470.4) and create 20,000 to 30,000 new jobs. The facility will be set up in Jingmen, China, where the average wage of a skilled textile worker is 50 percent lower than in coastal areas. Phase ...
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GSL, the Swedish distributor of Fred Perry, Lotto, Fischer (only...
GSL, the Swedish distributor of Fred Perry, Lotto, Fischer (only for tennis products) and Tecnifibre, will now add Arena to its portfolio. It aims to become leader on the Swedish swimming segment within 3 years, especially since Arena recently signed a 3-year deal with the Swedish swimming federation, which will ...
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Berghaus has rearranged its distribution on the island of Ireland...
Berghaus has rearranged its distribution on the island of Ireland as well as in Hong Kong. While RC Company takes over the British brand’s sales in the Far East, effective as of now, the Pentland brand will sell directly to both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (more in ...
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Adapt Comfort is the Swedish distributor that won the 2008...
Adapt Comfort is the Swedish distributor that won the 2008 prize for most effective distribution of sporting goods in Sweden, which is awarded by the trade magazine Sportfack; ASICS came in second place.
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Uvex Schweiz, which is also the local distributor of Vaude...
Uvex Schweiz, which is also the local distributor of Vaude bike products, is handing over the Swiss business of Ciclo Sport to Intercycle, a Helvetian bike importer.
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A Kiwi Brand Breaks The Ice In Its Euro Distribution
Icebreaker, the marketer of apparel made with Merino wool from New Zealand, is about to reorganize its distribution in some European countries. THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY COMPASS, SGI Europe’s outdoor publication, already hinted last week on an exclusive basis that some major changes were ahead. Now, SGI Europe can tell the ...
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Neonsun has taken on the Swedish distribution of Elan, the...
Neonsun has taken on the Swedish distribution of Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, from Prestige and will also take over Artec snowboards and Bollé sunglasses and helmets from the company. Neonsun Sweden is a sister company of Neonsun OY, in Finland, which has distributed Elan, Bollé and Artec on the ...
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Garmin will conclude the acquisition of its Swedish distributor, Sportmanship...
Garmin will conclude the acquisition of its Swedish distributor, Sportmanship International, this month, renaming it Garmin Sweden. Negotiations have gone on since October, when the distribution of portable navigation products, Cannon, Humminbird and Minnkot, was first taken over by Garmin from Sportmanship Invest, the former owner of Sportmanship International. Management ...
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Diadora has given the distribution of all its products for...
Diadora has given the distribution of all its products for the Canadian market to an Italian, Toni Incolengo. His company, Logica Sport, has been distributing its cycling products since last June because it specializes in this sector. Located in Montreal, Logica Sport has been selling brands such as Biemme, Eletto ...
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Bios will replace Normark as the Swedish distributor for Vaude,...
Bios will replace Normark as the Swedish distributor for Vaude, the German sports brand, in August 2009. The company already works with Rossignol, Mora of Sweden and Daiwa. It will handle marketing and distribution for Vaude’s mountain sports and bike divisions.
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KJ Ligma, a Swedish distributor of golf products, has taken...
KJ Ligma, a Swedish distributor of golf products, has taken on the distribution of three new brands of technical golf equipment for the Swedish market, starting in 2009: Seemore, Igo, and Iomic.
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Severn Under, the new European distributor of Greg Norman golf...
Severn Under, the new European distributor of Greg Norman golf clothing, will use the apparel business system of Redrose Software to control sales.
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Sven Sixtensson is Head’s new distributor for tennis products in...
Sven Sixtensson is Head’s new distributor for tennis products in Sweden after a lot of swapping around for the brand over the past years. Sixtensson, who started out at Fischer’s tennis division 20 years ago, is known in the industry. He heads up his own distribution company, Ramverket, where he ...
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Wipeout Distribution, a Swedish distributor in the action sports segment,...
Wipeout Distribution, a Swedish distributor in the action sports segment, has two new brands in its portfolio: Hoven Vision sunglasses and Ninthward skis, both from California. The skis are manufactured by Elan and will be made available at the retail level in Sweden for the coming winter season.
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76 Clothing, the Swedish distributor for Vision Streetwear, has picked...
76 Clothing, the Swedish distributor for Vision Streetwear, has picked up two new brands for its portfolio: Supremebeing, a streetwear apparel brand from the UK, and Qwestion, a bag brand from Switzerland.
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Völkl Licenses Tennis Business To Its U.S. Distributor
As of Jan. 1, Klip America will be the new global licensee of Völkl’s racquet business. For nearly 10 years, the license was in the hands of the Swiss-based Völkl Tennis GmbH, a company controlled on a 50-50 basis by Boris Becker, the tennis champion, and Hans Dieter Cleven, a ...
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Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to...
Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to scale up its operations on the Scandinavian level, and is taking over distribution for Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden from Seger United. Scantrade distributes both of these brands in Norway after acquiring Ramo, a Norwegian distributor, last year. It will ...
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A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the...
A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the sporting goods sector, Megasport in Spain and Sport Trade in Italy, have started to carry a very successfull brand of street shoes, FitFlop, that competes with Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) in its claim to improve the wearer’s physical condition through ...
